Connectivity

Internet, Fiber, Wavelength Transport (Lambda), Ethernet Transport

MCNC’s connectivity services provide high-end network solutions to community anchor institutions. North Carolina’s community anchor institutions must have access to reliable, secure, and fast Internet connections to ensure a well-connected and advanced state.

Without MCNC’s robust backbone infrastructure, we would not be able to deliver high quality connectivity to North Carolina’s community anchor institutions. Our connectivity services are available in various forms, to ensure that your organization has access to the fastest, most efficient and reliable network connection possible.

Connectivity Solutions

Internet

Providing full-duplex high-speed broadband Internet access for over 35 years, granting our clients access to national research networks such as Internet2 and direct private peering to global content providers.

Cloud Connect

Discover cloud solutions from key public cloud providers tailored for MCNC’s Internet clients connected to NCREN.

Fiber

Through MCNC’s operation of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), provides access to a variety of fiber optic-based services

Wavelength Transport (Lambda)

High-speed Point-to-Point Ethernet circuits delivered over MCNC’s DWDM optical network, NCREN (North Carolina Research and Education Network).

Ethernet Transport

Ethernet Transport service provides a state of the art, MPLS-based, carrier grade transport service for MCNC constituents to connect two or more locations together at Layer 2.

Testimonials Carousel

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MCNC is our key partner that helps us achieve our mission of using cyber infrastructure to enable research discoveries and practical problem solving. We have a truly collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship. Whether researchers need high-performance computing, cyber tools for analysis and collaboration or data management solutions, none of it would be possible if we didn’t have robust, reliable, high-performance networking ... without NCREN we would literally be in the dark.”

Stan Ahalt

Director

RENCI

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The service, support and guidance we receive from MCNC continue to be a vital part of our technology efforts. Our MCNC Internet service, firewall, and cloud-based content filter are all integral to our school's success - and these ultimately allow us to have the tools that fulfill our chartered mission, providing a college prep education for our students. When we have technology issues, our staff can rely on the sound advice and problem-solving ability we always receive whenever we have to seek MCNC Client Network Engineering (CNE) support. We cannot thank MCNC and their staff enough for all that they do to support us.